Which is completely besides the point, this move just ensures the Wild retain his rights. They need to clear cap space before they make him the real offer. IE move/buyout Gilbert and trade Cal so they don't need to qualify him either.How much money is the QO? If it's for a million or less I could see Spurg rejecting it.
Which is completely besides the point, this move just ensures the Wild retain his rights. They need to clear cap space before they make him the real offer. IE move/buyout Gilbert and trade Cal so they don't need to qualify him either.
Hopefully as much as Scandella. Both proved just about as much.
Spurgeon has proven much more than Scandella. I could see him rejecting it if it is less than Scandy's new deal. He plays quite a few minutes for us every night. Why would he get paid the same as an AHL guy when he has been up with the big team for two seasons now?
Potential. Spurgeon has been up and down the lineup and we haven't found a good place to put him. Spurgeon won't get less than Scandella but if it is more than 2 million, that's a ridiculous over payment.
Give him 2 years at 1.5 million and 1.75 million, see if he develops or how he develops and then give him his pay day.
Like the rest of the team, he had a great March but disappeared in February or April. So let's see if March was actually a fluke or if it was actually his game.
I could deal with that. I really hope we can do less than 2 mill. I bet your pretty close there.
Spurgeon had a concussion in the 11/12 season. Also, he was injured in Europe before the regular 12/13 season began. Small guy, lot of injuries = not worth much money IMO.
Yet he didn't miss as many games as you allude to.
Technically they don't need to move Gilbert. We still have some room and Spurge shouldn't get too much of a raise.
You better get used to the idea, Gilbert is as good as gone one way or anther, the Wild want that cap space freed up.
I said TECHNICALLY. :p I know they are going to move Gilbert, which is dumb really. We need a veteran in the top 4.